Category Archives: Soul

People Are Not Aware — Mother

People are not aware of the workings of Grace except when there has been some danger, that is, when there has been the beginning of an accident or the accident has taken place and they have escaped it. Then they … Continue reading →

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One Must Do Something a Little Unselfish — Mother

If you want to begin to do sadhana, you must do something which does not have an exclusively personal motive. One must do something a little unselfish, for if one is exclusively occupied with oneself, one gets shut up in … Continue reading →

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Hunt for all the little dark corners hidden in you — Mother

Evidently there is one difficulty: in your conscious being something does not want the difficulty, wishes sincerely to overcome it, but there are numberless movements in other parts of your consciousness of which you are not conscious. You say, “I … Continue reading →

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The only safety in life — Mother

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Correction: Doug Grimes passed away on January 22, 2024

Doug Grimes passed away on January 22, 2024 and not January 22, 2023. We apologize for the error in the previous post.

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Doug Grimes passed away on January 22, 2024

Doug Grimes, dedicated seeker deeply devoted to the Mother and Sri Aurobindo, and a precious friend and well-wisher of Sri Aurobindo Center of Los Angeles, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of January 22, 2024. His last days were … Continue reading →

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New Year’s aspiration — Mother

We surrender to Thee this evening all that is artificial and false, all that pretends and imitates. Let it disappear with the year that is at an end. May only what is perfectly true, sincere, straight and pure subsist in … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas — The Festival of Light

In the Essays on the Gita Sri Aurobindo mentions the names of three Avatars, and Christ is one of them. An Avatar is an emanation of the Supreme Lord who assumes a human body on earth. I heard Sri Aurobindo … Continue reading →

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The truth behind our difficulties – Mother

The nature of your difficulty indicates the nature of the victory you will gain, the victory you will exemplify in Yoga. Thus, if there is persistent selfishness, it points to a realisation of universality as your most prominent achievement in … Continue reading →

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Vigilance, alive to the true purpose of life — Mother

Vigilance means to be awake, to be on one’s guard, to be sincere—never to be taken by surprise. When you want to do sadhana, at each moment of your life, there is a choice between taking a step that leads … Continue reading →

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